Six Tips to Improve your Safety Observations

Six Tips to Improve your Safety Observations

More great pearls of wisdom from the Mining Man

Safe Behaviour Observation programs have become one of the most important safety tools in the mining work place. Here are Mining Man’s six tips to improve your safe work observations – making them easier to do and more effective.

They go by a range of different names across the mining industry, but whatever they are called, Safe Behaviour Observations or Safe Act Observations are now one of the most important safety management tools available for managing on-the-job risks. Workplace safety observation tools benefit safety both by addressing specific behaviours of people on the job being observed, and by supporting a safety culture through increased dialogue and engagement.  This article gives you six simple tips to improve the ease and effectiveness of your observations.

The Mining Man’s 6 tips are:

1. It’s the Discussion That Counts

2. Ask lots of Questions

3. Focus on Behaviours

4. Do it in Pairs

5. Go to a Variety of Workplaces

6. Give Praise where it’s due

Read and enjoy the full article on Safety Observations here